CIE A Level Biology Resources

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How to take notes in A-level Biology
How to take notes in A-level Biology

Notes are really important. There’s a lot of chatter online about the best methods for taking notes, but there are also a lot of harmful myths.

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Exam Technique - Last-Minute Golden Tip
Exam Technique - Last-Minute Golden Tip

The simplest, last-minute exam tip of all time

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Preparing for A level Biology: what can I do in the summer
Preparing for A level Biology: what can I do in the summer

What can you best do over the summer to help transition to A level Biology? (It's probably not what you're thinking.)

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Key Concept: Averages, Range, and Standard Deviation, with A level Biology Past-Paper Questions
Key Concept: Averages, Range, and Standard Deviation, with A level Biology Past-Paper Questions

You need to know some maths for A level Biology. This includes knowing how to interpret averages (mean, median and mode), ranges, and standard deviations to work out whether an experiment can be said to have shown an effect or not. Master this early on and it will not help you with exam questions, but also make it easier for you to learn the bits of the course that are explained using these statistical methods.

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CIE 11.2 Immunity -Monoclonal Antibodies - 20 Multiple Choice Questions
CIE 11.2 Immunity -Monoclonal Antibodies - 20 Multiple Choice Questions

CIE 11.2 Immunity -Monoclonal Antibodies - 20 Multiple Choice Questions

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CIE 11.2 Immunity - Antibodies and Vaccination - 20 Multiple Choice Questions
CIE 11.2 Immunity - Antibodies and Vaccination - 20 Multiple Choice Questions
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Key Concept: Surface Area to Volume ratio (SA:V)
Key Concept: Surface Area to Volume ratio (SA:V)

Some concepts turn up again and again in A-level biology. Taking a little time to ensure you really understand these key concepts from the start can save a lot of effort overall.

Surface area to volume ratio (SA:V) is vital for understanding a wide range of topics including transport across cell membranes, gas exchange, digestion, heat exchange, and mass transport. SA:V explains why the inner membrane of a mitochondrion is folded, why elephants have big ears, and why jellyfish don’t need blood vessels.

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CIE Lung Structure and Function
CIE Lung Structure and Function

CIE A level Biology - Lung Structure and Function, 20 multiple choice questions

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CIE Cardiac Cycle and Heart Contraction - Multiple Choice Quiz
CIE Cardiac Cycle and Heart Contraction - Multiple Choice Quiz
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CIE 11.1 Immunity - The Immune System - 20 Multiple Choice Questions
CIE 11.1 Immunity - The Immune System - 20 Multiple Choice Questions
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CIE Infectious Diseases - Antibiotics
CIE Infectious Diseases - Antibiotics

CIE 9700 A level Biology 10.2 Infectious Diseases - Antibiotics

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CIE Tissue Fluid and structure and function of blood vessels
CIE Tissue Fluid and structure and function of blood vessels

CIE Tissue Fluid and structure and function of blood vessels - 20 Multiple Choice Questions

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CIE Infectious Diseases - Pathogens and Transmission
CIE Infectious Diseases - Pathogens and Transmission

CIE 9700 A level Biology Infectious Diseases - Pathogens and Transmission, 20 Multiple Choice Questions

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CIE Carriage of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
CIE Carriage of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide

CIE A level Biology 9700 Carriage of Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide - 20 Multiple Choice Questions

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CIE Osmosis
CIE Osmosis

CIE A level Biology - Osmosis - 20 Multiple Choice Questions

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CIE Food Tests
CIE Food Tests

19 Multiple choice questions on CIE 9700 A level Biology - Food Tests 2.1

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CIE Replication and Division of nuclei and cells 5.1
CIE Replication and Division of nuclei and cells 5.1

CIE 9700 A level Biology - Replication and Division of nuclei and cells 5.1 - 20 Multiple Choice Questions

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CIE Protein Structure
CIE Protein Structure

CIE 9700 A level Biology - 2.3 Proteins - 20 Multiple Choice Questions

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CIE 1.2 Cell Structure
CIE 1.2 Cell Structure
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CIE Cell Membranes and Transport

CIE Cell Membranes and Transport Quiz

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CIE Lipids and Phospholipids
CIE Lipids and Phospholipids

CIE 9700 A level Biology Lipids and Phospholipids - 20 Multiple choice questions

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CIE Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis 6.1, 6.2
CIE Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis 6.1, 6.2

20 Self marking Multiple choice questions for CIE A level Biology 9700 - Nucleic acids 6.1

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CIE Enzymes
CIE Enzymes

20 Self marking Multiple choice questions for CIE A level Biology 9700 - Enzymes 3.1

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CIE Plant Transport
CIE Plant Transport

20 Self marking Multiple choice questions for CIE A level Biology 9700 - Plant transport 7.1/7.2

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CIE - Transport in Mammals
CIE - Transport in Mammals

CIE A level Biology 9700- Transport in Mammals 8.1 , 20 self marking multiple choice questions

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CIE Properties of Water
CIE Properties of Water

10 Multiple Choice Questions on CIE A level Biology (9700) -- Properties of Water

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CIE Carbohydrates
CIE Carbohydrates

CIE 9700 A level Biology - 2.2 Carbohydrates - Multiple Choice Quiz

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